Fatal crash profile · Model year
2013 Kia Forte
Compared with Kia Forte · Kia · All vehicles
- Vehicles, 2020–2024
- 36
- Fatal crashes
- 36
- Deaths inside
- 26
- Other deaths
- 13
Between 2020 and 2024, 36 vehicles described as 2013 Kia Forte were involved in 36 fatal crashes in the United States. 26 people died inside these vehicles and 13 people outside them (occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists) died in the same crashes.
Counts show how often this vehicle appears in fatal crashes. They also reflect how many are on the road, so they are not a safety rating. See how it compares with other cars or with all vehicles.
Overview
Vehicles in fatal crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 9 |
| 2024 | 5 |
Reflects how many of these vehicles are on the road as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
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Deaths
Who died in these crashes
67%
of deaths in these crashes were people inside these vehicles
- About 1.1 times the share for Kia Forte: 58%
- About 1.3 times the share for Kia: 52%
- About 1.3 times the share for all vehicles: 51%
| Category | Inside these vehicles | Other road users |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 3 | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 5 |
| 2024 | 3 | 3 |
Other road users are occupants of other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists killed in the same crashes.
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Crash factors
Speeding, drinking and night-time crashes
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as speeding
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Forte: 17%
- About 90 percent of the share for Kia: 15%
- About three-quarters of the share for all vehicles: 19%
14%
of these vehicles had a driver recorded as drinking
- About 85 percent of the share for Kia Forte: 17%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 15%
- About 80 percent of the share for all vehicles: 18%
50%
of these vehicles crashed at night (6pm–6am)
- About 90 percent of the share for Kia Forte: 56%
- About the same as the share for Kia: 52%
- About the same as the share for all vehicles: 49%
| Category | 2013 Kia Forte | Kia Forte | Kia | All vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver speeding | 13.9% | 16.8% | 15.4% | 19.0% |
| Driver drinking | 13.9% | 16.6% | 15.2% | 17.7% |
| At night | 50.0% | 56.3% | 51.7% | 49.3% |
Share of vehicles in fatal crashes. Speeding and drinking are as recorded for the driver in police reports.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 26 |
| Cloudy | 4 |
| Rain | 1 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 16 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 9 |
| Dark - Lighted | 8 |
| Dawn | 2 |
| Dusk | 1 |
Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Where
States with the most crashes
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Florida | 4 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| North Carolina | 3 |
| Texas | 3 |
| California | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Arizona | 2 |
| Virginia | 2 |
| Ohio | 1 |
| Arkansas | 1 |
Larger states have more vehicles on the road.
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Crashes
Fatal crashes involving this vehicle
| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2024 | Bluff City, Sullivan County, Tennessee | US-11E/19W SR-34 BRISTOL HWY | 1 |
| Aug 25, 2024 | Washington County, Oregon | SW 185TH AVE | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach city, Virginia | US-60 SHORE DR | 1 |
| Jul 6, 2024 | Weleetka, Okfuskee County, Oklahoma | SR-124 | 2 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | Grady County, Georgia | CR-013700 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2023 | Richland County, Ohio | SR-430 WOOSTER RD | 1 |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina | US-70 E WENDOVER AVE | 1 |
| Nov 5, 2023 | Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee | US-79 SR-13 GUTHRIE HWY | 1 |
| Jun 4, 2023 | Jay County, Indiana | CR-700 | 1 |
| May 11, 2023 | Richland County, South Carolina | I-77 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Lowndes County, Georgia | SR-000700 | 1 |
| Feb 22, 2023 | Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee | US-31E SR-6 GALLATIN PK | 1 |
| Feb 19, 2023 | San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California | SOUTH WATERMAN AVE | 1 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Greenacres City, Palm Beach County, Florida | MU-10TH AVE | 1 |
| Dec 29, 2022 | Navajo County, Arizona | SR-260 | 2 |
| Dec 1, 2022 | Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina | SR-27 FREEDOM DR | 1 |
| Jul 9, 2022 | Haslet, Tarrant County, Texas | FM 156/BLUE MOUND RD | 1 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | Burke, Fairfax County, Virginia | CR-651 GUINEA RD | 1 |
| Mar 18, 2022 | Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona | W BASELINE RD | 1 |
| Jan 13, 2022 | Martinsburg, Berkeley County, West Virginia | I-81 | 1 |
| Dec 11, 2021 | Concord, Contra Costa County, California | MONUMENT BLVD | 1 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | El Paso, El Paso County, Texas | GATEWAY EAST | 1 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | Shepherdsville, Bullitt County, Kentucky | SR-480 CEDAR GROVE RD | 1 |
| Sep 24, 2021 | Riverside County, California | I-10 SONNY BONO MEM FWY | 2 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Miramar, Broward County, Florida | UTOPIA DR | 1 |
Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. Vehicle make and model as decoded by NHTSA's vPIC service. "All vehicles" covers every vehicle with a known make.